Word Parts and Structural Terms
Combining Forms
albumin/o: albumin
azot/o: nitrogen or urea
cyst/o: bladder
glomerul/o: glomerulus
glyc/o, glycos/o: glucose, sugar
hydr/o: water, urine
lith/o: stone
meat/o: meatus
nephr/o: kidney
noct/i: night
olig/o: scanty, very small amount
pyel/o: pelvis
ren/o: kidney
ureter/o: ureter
urethr/o: urethra
ur/o, urin/o: urine
vesic/o: bladder
Suffixes
-esis: condition (noun)
-iasis: condition (noun)
-lysis: breakdown, dissolution (noun)
-ptosis: drooping, sagging (noun)
-rrhaphy: suturing, surgically repairing (noun)
-tripsy: crushing (noun)
-trophy: growth (noun)
-uria: urine (noun)
Structural Terms Built from Word Parts
meatal: pertaining to the meatus
renal: pertaining to the kidney
urinary: pertaining to the urine